Myths Collection

To eliminate the predicted threat to his throne, the tyrant King Kamsa sent the shape-shifting demoness Putana to kill the infant Krishna. Disguising herself as a beautiful woman, she attempted to nurse him with poisoned milk, but the divine child sucked out her life force instead. Upon her death, she was liberated from her demonic nature and granted a motherly status in the afterlife due to...

Krishna, the eighth son of Devaki, fulfills a divine prophecy by traveling to the city of Mathura to confront his wicked uncle, King Kamsa. After overcoming numerous obstacles and defeating Kamsa's champion wrestlers in a public arena, Krishna slays the tyrant, restoring peace and reinstating the rightful king, Ugrasena. This event marks the culmination of a long struggle between divine...

In the ancient city of Mathura, the tyrant King Kamsa imprisoned his sister Devaki and her husband Vasudeva after a prophecy foretold his death at the hands of her eighth child. On a stormy night, Lord Vishnu incarnated as Krishna in the dungeon, where miracles allowed Vasudeva to escape and exchange the infant for safety in Gokul. This divine birth marks the beginning of the end for Kamsa's...